Sikuliaq featured on NSF’s Science 360

The Research Vessel Sikuliaq was featured Feb. 4, 2013 on Science 360, a production of the National Science Foundation. The ship is owned by the National Science Foundation and will be operated by the UAF’s School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. The ship was designed by Seattle-based Glosten Associates and is being built by Marinette Marine Corporation. UAF is slated to take control of the ship next summer and it is expected to arrive in its homeport of Seward, Alaska by January 2014.